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Old Aug 18, 2014, 03:35 PM
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The publisher from the FPBD stem seems pretty convoluted since it's not always clearly credited.
MAGES is now the parent company but it isn't really used?

exs:
FPBD-0081 5pb.Records (p) 2008 5pb.Inc. (c)2008 LASS (jun 2008) [publisher in obi: 5pb.] [logo: 5pb. Records]
FPBD-0158 (c) 2010 5pb. Inc./CYBERFRONT (jul 2010)
FPBD-0176 (c) WillPlus (c) 2003 FlyingShine (c) CYBERFRONT [no logo] [Produced by 5pb. Records] (mar 2011)
FPBD-0177 (c) 2011 5pb. Inc. (apr 2011)
FPBD-0178 (c) 2011 5pb. (jun 2011)
FPBD-0201 (c) 2011 5pb. (sep 2011)
FPBD-0222 (c) 2009-2012 5pb./Nitroplus (may 2012)
FPBD-0263 (c) 2011 Team GrisGris / 5pb.
--- (c) CYBERFRONT/5pb. (dec 2011)
FPBD-0267 (c) 5pb. Games 2011-2013 MAGES./5pb. (sep 2013)
FPBD-0284 (c) 5pb. Games 2011-2014 MAGES./5pb. (mar 2014)
??? (c) 2011 Team GrisGris / MAGES./5pb. (jul 2014)
FVCG-1307 5pb. Records (c) 2014 5pb.
YZPB-5017 5pb. Records (c) 2013 5pb.

FPBD usually uses the logo of "5pb. Games" (+ devs + publishers too).
FVCG/YZPB while use "5pb. Records" instead.

So perhaps the logo is the actual imprint regardless of the parent company.
Since many FPBD are enclosures = 5pb.Games imprint.
Some FPBD go with the 5pb. Records logo = 5pb. Records imprint.
Or maybe just have all linked to 5pb. Records to simplify, it isn't very consistent anyway.
(to be rechecked)
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